First off, I apologize to my friends and roleplay partners who've been left hanging. Any desire to cancel old threads is completely understandable.

I've been struggling with a serious health issue the past several months. There was a long period where things would seem to improve only to relapse, delaying things further. All that aside, just wanted to let people know I'm around again and to contact me via PM or Trillian - ironsoldier, if anyone wants to get things going again.

Standard Rules Match With a 30 Minute Time Limit.Victory is declared by pinfall, submissiom or countout.

Avenging Angel began to play, the theme music that heralded the arrival of Chris Morgan to the ring. It was her first appearance since her intense Summer Splash match against Panther Risako, which had seen her victorious but hurt. Now though, almost six months later, Chris showed no sign of injury as she moved to the ring. To her surprise, even though the crowd's reaction was mostly boos, there was a small, but vocal amount of people cheering for her! Chris's recent stances against Hibiki Izayoi's cowardly run in attacks, as well as the fact she was always willing to face her other former Wrestle Angels without reservation, proclaiming that she would never run nor hide from them had started to win over some of the fans who were less familiar with (and thus less loyal) to her old federation.

Climbing into the ring the Phenomenon of Heaven stood in it's center just as her music reached it's crescendo. Crossing her arms under the swell of her breasts, she gave a toss of her long blonde hair, Chris made for an imposing, but also somewhat courageous image on the massive screen above the backstage entrance as she faced towards the ramp. Pushing aside her thoughts about the fans' reactions, Chris wondered who her opponent of the night might be. Management had seemed to be a fan about putting her up against former Wrestle Angels, as if to test her resolve about fighting the entire former Wrestle Angels lineup if she had to. Still, come what may, Chris would keep standing strong in order to protect the Angels. No matter the opponent, or what people thought, she wouldn't flee again.

Her music ending drew her out of her thoughts, and Chris moved to a corner as she waited for her opponent to make her appearance....

Following the entrance of the Phenomenon of Heave came a silence over the arena, the lights dimmed and darkness spread over the crowd like a veil. Light started to emerge from the top of the ramp...no wait, above it! As there stood the figure of Fujiko Hinomoto, violet haired and beautiful the sight of the returning Rumble Roses wrestler caused a stir and cheers in the crowd!

The fans started to cheer for the former villain turned hero as she made her debut here in AFW! Music began to play as she leaped down from the heightened platform, caped figure with her generous frame being on quite the display in her tight and quite revealing outfit. Landing on her feet she stood as lighting rained as effects around her, she started to run towards the ring, dodged the pyrotechnical effects left and right like a knight running through a battlefield! A shining hero here to save the day.

Once she started nearing the ring she jumped up in an impressive display of agility and dove right in between the top and middle rope, rolling with a common parkour roll into the ring and up onto one knee in a fluid motion. She would keep her head down for a few seconds before pushing herself upwards to her feet her right arm raised up into the air, hips slightly cocked to the left as her left hand was placed on her hips. She took a deep breath as the sound of the cheering crowd filled the arena.

Slowly it all started to die down, it seemed as if Fujiko Hinomoto had been missed in the world of wrestling and with already a good number of lovely former Rumble Rose wrestler that AFW had it was a welcomed sight to get even more of the famous wrestlers, especially one as lovely as Fujiko.

The Violet haired woman would undo her cape and walk over towards her corner, draping it over the turnbuckle before turning back towards her opponent, giving her a nod of respect as she walked up towards the center of the ring. Eye fixed upon the taller woman, Chris Morgan...she had heard a lot of things about this titanic beauty...much of it wasn't very good. What she did know though was that she was very accomplished as a wrestler and that his would be one hell of a debut.

As the lights went on, Chris raised an eyebrow. However, as the opening notes of the Thorn of Justice theme played and the crowd roared, her eyes went wide in recognition: Fujiko Hinomoto had come to the AFW!

As the woman charged the ring, moving through explosions of pyrotechincs, Chris racked her memory about the former Rumble Rose star. She knew from rumors and wrestling fan magazines that, as Evil Rose, she had terrorized most of the Rumble Roses' roster until her sister Reiko had, Chris guessed, convinced her to change her ways. Fujiko had returned as Noble Rose, a defender of sorts for the Roses. Chris could certainly respect that, even if it looked like Fujiko had a sizable flair for the dramatic judging by her entrance.

As the other veteran made her agile leap into the ring, Chris thought wryly to herself 'Oh great, this is going to be one of those matches....' even as she appreciated the beauty and grace that was Fujiko in motion.

The Californian's own style was heavily based on strength and power. If the elder Hinomoto's movements proved anything, it was that she definitely was faster and more agile that the American. On top of that, like Chris herself, Fujiko had been in the ring for a long time and knew the best ways to utilize her abilities, and was likely very aware of her own weaknesses. By Chris's guess, this would be the classic power versus speed battle, with both people being equal in terms of ring experience. Whichever way this went, Chris knew this match would have a lot to contribute to the AFW's highlight reel.

As the ref brought them to the center of the ring, Chris returned Fujiko's respectful nod with one of her own, before going a step farther and putting a hand out to briefly shake hands with the Thorn of Justice.

"I've heard a lot about you, and I have to confess, I'm looking forward to this." she spoke in a calm, even tone. "Welcome to the AFW, Hinomoto-san."Chris decided to address the Japanese woman in a somewhat formal manner. She was all about being civil, after all. And with both them looking so regal, it seemed like the right way to go....

Now that Fujiko was in the ring she watched Chris Morgan, the well accomplished woman of Wrestle Angels, at one point a wrestling company that had rivaled the might of the ever popular Rumble Roses, crumbled up much like Fujiko's old neck of the woods. It seemed as if a rather fitting start for her to face off against a fellow veteran of such prestige as herself. This would certainly hope to be an extremely entertaining debut for the Rose among Roses.

Though it was not wise to judge Fujiko's style based on her agile moves...her style was a very well rounded one which incorporated strength and agility in a way few wrestlers could and was a testament to her talents! She watched as Chris returned the nod and then stepped closer towards her. Fujiko would watch closely as that hand came towards her and without a second of hesitation she reached and grabbed it in a respectful manner to give her a firm handshake. The taller blond would certainly prove to be quite the opponent and it served no one well for them to not do this match on good terms.

" Heard a lot ? Hmm, I see. Well I have heard a lot about yourself Miss Morgan." Fujiko spoke back in a calm tone as she would nod her head. " I can say with complete honesty that I am expecting a tough match, given that your reputation precedes you by a fair bit." Fujiko spoke out as she'd soon pull her hand away, not exactly wanting to keep the handshake going for too long. At the welcome though...Fujiko would fidget a tad bit before nodding her head again. "T-thank you. I'm planning to make this my new home as a wrestler, so you better not hold anything back. Miss Morgan." Fujiko spoke bluntly, she was ready and her intent was to do her very best no matter what.

After that the Thorn of Justice would take a step back and then start to slowly settle into the wrestling stance, looking as if she wanted to grapple from the looks of it, eyes locked with intent at Chris Morgan's lovely frame, eying whatever bit of movement she could see with eyes used to analyzing opponents.

After shaking hands, Chris heard Fujiko's reply to her welcome and nodded.

"Of course not." she replied. "I'd never insult you by holding back, and I hope you wouldn't do the same to me. No, neither one of us would be satisfied."

Stepping back, Chris assumed her own ready stance, more defensive then Fujiko's as she also studied the Japanese woman, sizing her up as her gaze swept over the Rose's beautiful form as the bell rang.

Fujiko's quick, expeienced look at Chris would reveal that, even though her body still had soft feminine curves, it was lined with hard muscle. It was a body built around power and strength. Her movments were slow, but they were also deliberate with no wasted motion.

At the moment Chris was concerned about Fujiko's speed advantage and decided to see how she would use it, letting the other woman make the first move....

Fujiko nodded her head to Chris as they soon broke away from each other and gave each other some space, letting there be enough room so that they could start to get the ball rolling on this match of theirs. The violet haired Rose would drop down into her wrestling stance and stand ready to go toe to toe with the towering woman.

She watched the well built and gorgeous body of Chris down into her own wrestling stance, slightly more defensive than that of Fujiko's...the Thorn of justice would inch her way closer and closer towards the lovely blond.

She'd slowly attempt to offer a lock up to the taller woman...she didn't think she could beat the taller woman in strength...so she did have a plan in the very likely case that she couldn't overpower the busty blond.

As Fujiko closed in and offered a lock up, Chris raised an eyebrow. The size difference between the two women was apparent, so the blonde wondered what Fujiko's plan was here. Either she wanted to find out exactly what kind of strength she was dealing with, or this was a prelude to something else. Chris figured, for the moment, she would put Fujiko on notice about her strength. After all, if she refused the lock up, she could be seen as being afraid of the Thorn of Justice. If the Rose had something up her sleeve, she'd have to deal with it.

Moving forward, Chris accepted the lock up. After the two women set themselves, the Californian pushing up against the Asian, she had to admit the other woman was more solidly built than she expected. Looking down from her higher viewpoint, Chris's attention was drawn briefly to some sort of tattoo that marked the side of one of Fujiko's breasts.

How odd. she thought before suddenly surging forward, pushing with her legs and thrusting her arms out, looking to send the elder Hinomoto away from her and down to the mat with pure strength. I never would've guessed that Fujiko was the sort to have gotten inked....

Fujiko was a fairly serious fighter and she had not intention of giving up the start of this match to the towering blond before her, she had a plan worked out all along, and was prepared to deal with whatever she was to meet in this powerful Wrestle angle veteran.

She waited and soon enough Chris came forth and started to lock up with the Rumble Roses vetera, she could already feel the difference in size and power...from Chris's higher point she was able to force back Fujiko a step...however the Violet haired Asian wouldn't budge further, gritting her teeth a little as she knew now what she was up against in terms of strength.

Soon enough though Chris surged forward, pushing forward with a rather impressive might and force that came barring down on Fujiko Hinomoto. The Noble Rose decided to try and use this to her advantage, as she was pushed backwards she'd try and fall backwards, onto her back and pull Chris with her...only as she would try and bring her right foot up hard into Chris's abs and attempt to do a makeshift monkey flip to flip Chris over her and have the woman crash down behind her!

As she bore down on Fujiko, Chris's advantages in strength and power became apparent, although they were not as much as the American thought they would be.

However, as Chris went for the final surge to send Fujiko away from her, the Asian finally revealed her plan, falling back and her right foot kicking out into Chris's stomach! The blond found herself sailing up and over Fujiko, landing on her back. However, the American was moving as soon as she touched the canvas. Chris rolled onto her stomach and reached out for Fujiko's feet as the Japanese wrestler stood up. She would give a sharp pull, looking to send the elder of the Hinomoto sisters falling to the mat. It wouldn't do damage, but it would give Chris time to get back to her feet, which was where she felt she needed to be....

Having managed to pull Chris over her like that and got the American beauty to crash down onto her back with quite the thud....it seemed as Fujiko was going to get an early lead over the American. She was quick to try and move up towards her feet and would attempt to move over towards Chris...

Sadly for the elder Hinomoto sister what she was met with was a rude surprise, as Chris's arms went down and took a hold of Fujiko'se feet, pulling them right from under her. The violet haired wrestler went down though muchg lighter of a fall than Chris had suffered, she was quick to try and get back up to her feet again and raise her hand, assuming Chris would do the same.